urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:lee_rowan The Write Stuff lee_rowan lee_rowan 2009-10-29T00:53:54Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:lee_rowan:71571 HATE CRIMES ACT SIGNED INTO LAW! 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2009-10-29T00:53:54Z Finally.<br /><br />And it is the FIRST law to explicitly include transgender people.<br /><br />Here's the Human Rights Campaign's link to thank the families of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Mr. Byrd's murder was race-based, but it motivated his family to help expand the umbrella of protection.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=4385">http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=4385</a><br /><br />Yeah, this is change I can believe in.